Example sentences of "not take [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The middle classes would not take to the streets with their own version of Class War . |
| 2 | Inwardly she chafed a little that she too could not take to the ice and show this country maid a quicksilver pair of heels . |
| 3 | Her girlfriend , Josephine , does not take to the water , so Kelly and I go in alone with Simone , treading in unison till the chill is mellowed , and swim to the deep end where we cling to the buoy and discuss other people . |
| 4 | One did not take to the brandy at ten o'clock in the morning ! |
| 5 | But , outclassed and outnumbered , most will be destroyed as soon as they take to the air ; and if they do not take to the air they do not matter . |
| 6 | It purports to be based on the recollections of courtiers and retainers hunted up after the fall : but I have heard it suggested that the author did not take to the Picador edition 's cover display of a picture of Haile Selassie , perhaps on the grounds of a misleading particularity . |
| 7 | Even if it were possible to identify a certain causal agent inside someone 's head we certainly can not take off the top of the skull and mend it ! |
| 8 | The second reason why conventional maps are unsuitable for the answering of the types of queries mentioned above is that the human eye and brain can not take in the amounts of information that would be present in the overlays and in the accompanying tables of figures and statistics . |
| 9 | But he did not take in the words . |
| 10 | If this is correct , the women 's calendar will be cut to 11 tournaments , though that figure does not take in the Solheim Cup or the New World Cup to be held in Taiwan . |
| 11 | There is some movement either way , but in broad terms and it seems to me what proponents of other sectors are doing basically , is suggesting that their particular segment is better because of erm possible improvements which may or may not take in the future . |
| 12 | You know what you children are like , if you do n't do n't take to the teachers you do n't make your best efforts do you ? |
| 13 | She could n't take to the child . |
| 14 | But it does n't it does n't take from the point that I made that it is i i the allocation they 're seeking is aimed at a very specific sector of the employment base . |
| 15 | Er , I think as the other previous document was usefu useless , this is useful , and I mean , I think it 's er something we ca n't take in a day and night , to spend , to spent some more time over this , because , yo you know , it does reflect very well on , on er , particularly that er , information that we needed earlier , in terms and and er . |
| 16 | ‘ I ca n't take in a word here . |
| 17 | ‘ You do n't take in a Yorkshireman that easily . ’ |
| 18 | Libby stared at the man 's eyes ; they were blue , but she did n't take in the colour , just the fact that they did not seem to see her , they looked at something else They were like the eyes of the blind man in Mallow , which looked everywhere but did not see as he tapped along the pavement . |
| 19 | She added : ‘ We just ca n't take in the fact that a life with so much to offer has been suddenly ended . |
| 20 | It does n't take in the fact that you 're actually paying them double time for overtime . |
| 21 | And does n't take in the house . |